Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-20


Our city readers will remember how the
work of procuring subscriptions to the
fund for the new building for the Young
Mems Christian association was organ
lied. A central subscription committee
was appointed who were to wait on those
of our large hearted and liberal handed
citizens from whom the larger subscrip
tions might reasonably be expected, and
then number of auxiliary committees
were appointed to make the general can
vass among the churches and the com
munity, which must complete the sub
scription. The central committee met at
the Van Ness House Saturday evening, to
report progress. They have been quietly,
but actively at work, and were able to
show on their book subscriptions aggre-
eating a little over eight thousand dol
lars-SS25O. This sum is comprised in "a
subscriptions. The committee reported
that in hardly single instance had they
been met with an unfavorable response
to their appeal and they felt, as all must,
that the subscription has started well.
More than half the required sum to secure
the new building, is already subscribed.
The work of raising the remainder will
now be turned over to the auxiliary COM
mittees, who are expected to proceed &C
lively ana vigorously in order that the
fund may be completed, and the work of
building commence at the earliest posi-
BILE day. All of our citizens who are inter
ested in this enterprise, as it would seem
that every good citizen must be, and who
are able to contribute something toward
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ed on for their subscriptions, without de
lay ; and we bespeak for the committees a
cordial and favorable reception. 1t can
hardly be necessary to argue the general
question. Our citizens understand it,.
They know that no better public object
was ever presented to them, for their
help; that from both the Christian,
philanthropic and business points of view
1t has very important bearing upon the
welfare of our city; and that it cannot be
allowed to fail We simply remind them
that the amount remaining to be raised is
a considerable one and that it cannot be
completed without good many generous
subscriptions from persons of moderate
means. 1t is to be remembered that the
ScUen thousand dollars remaining to be
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make binding the subscriptions already
made as well as to secure Mr.. Van Pat
tens generous offer and that i6 is needed
at once. 1t will not do, therefore, to put the
committees off to another time, or to wait
for more prosperous times and larger in
comes. To raise this money and raise it
promptly, is the need of to. day. This sum
secured, the rest will take care of itself, so
far as this grand undertaking is concern
ed. Let every man and woman, then,
that is able to lend a helping hand, give a
kindly greeting and a generous response
to the committees. No one will ever re-
greet the money so given; for it will bring
rich and ample return in moral health
and material benefit to our city.
1t is not a burdensome sum to
raise; but it cannot be raised
at all, if every man waits for his neigbbor,
or guages his subscription by those which
seem to him small in proportion to the
means of the giver. Let the work of the
committees be lightened, by prompt as
well as generous responses to their APP
peal and the next announcement we
shall make will be the cheerful one that
the needed sum is raised; and that a
handsome $4,000 building, which will be
a pride and qualification to every citizen,
and centre of good to all, will soon be
raising from the ashes of the old StropQ's
building,